Kartik Kumar is a correspondent with the Hindustan Times and has covered beats such as crime, transport, health and consumer courts. Kartik currently covers municipal corporation, Delhi Metro and Rapid Metro.
Articles by Kartik Kumar
Samadhan hub: Fate of Ggm’s first recycling hub hangs in the balance
The Haryana Shahri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) has asked the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to vacate the city’s first samadhan hub because the corporation failed to seek permission before developing the waste recycling facility
Published on Jul 26, 2022 11:31 PM IST
Major govt buildings in Gurugram asked to be fire-proof, obtain NOC by Nov 30
The Gurugram fire department has set November 30 as the deadline for major government buildings, such as the Sector 10 Civil Hospital, Mini Secretariat, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) office, the police traffic tower, and the district jail to comply with the fire norms and obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC), said officials on Tuesday
Updated on Jul 26, 2022 11:28 PM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Agencies plan measures to decongest Iffco Chowk
Gurugram: The district road safety committee will conduct a traffic trial at the Iffco Chowk on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway next week to assess the feasibility decongestion plans on the junction and make it safer for commuters, said officials on Monday
Published on Jul 25, 2022 11:24 PM IST
Ad hoc panel for ward delimitation likely to be notified today
An ad hoc committee for the delimitation of municipal wards for the MCG elections--which may be held in October this year-- is likely to be notified by the state government on Monday
Published on Jul 24, 2022 11:31 PM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
New plan chalked out to decongest Hero Honda Chowk
The district administration and the Gurugram traffic police have prepared a joint traffic plan to decongest and check for traffic violations, such as wrong-side driving, at Hero Honda Chowk (HCC), which is one of the busiest and important junctions in the city falling on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway
Published on Jul 24, 2022 12:12 AM IST
Gurugram’s Sohna Elevated Road open for traffic
The elevated road has significantly reduced travel time between Gurugram and Sohna as now, commuters can easily avoid congested junctions, such as Vatika Chowk and Subhash Chowk, which fall on the stretch, and instead take the elevated road to reach their destinations.
Published on Jul 12, 2022 05:27 AM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
1,100 traffic cops to man 211 water-logged locations across city
The Gurugram traffic police will deploy 1,100 personnel at 211 points across the city during monsoon to regulate traffic and tow away vehicles, said officials on Saturday adding that it is the first monsoon where traffic police will extensively make use of CCTV surveillance to deploy personnel at waterlogged spots
Published on Jul 09, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Traffic police plans to cut speed limit on 28km stretch of NH-48
The stretch cuts across densely populated areas and hence, needs to be treated as a major city road with lower speed limits, said officials.
Updated on Jul 06, 2022 02:22 AM IST
Police identify 38 spots most prone to wrong-side driving in Gurugram
Gurugram: Gurugram traffic police submitted a list of 38 locations where the most number of wrong-side driving violations take place to the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) last week and asked them to install CCTV cameras there, officials said on Wednesday
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 02:26 PM IST
MCG ill-prepared to enforce ban on plastic from July 1, say officials
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has not taken enough measures to refrain residents from using plastic or pressed upon them to switch to the use of other alternatives even as the ban on single-use plastic will come into effect in the city from July 1---an announcement that was made by the civic body two months ago, said officials privy to the matter on Tuesday
Published on Jun 29, 2022 12:17 AM IST
Councillors allege 70% property tax bills incorrect, MCG to set up zone-wise camps
Gurugram: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will constitute zone-wise teams to address all property tax bill related grievances and discrepancies
Published on Jun 28, 2022 12:11 AM IST
Developer issues plague takeover of two pvt developed residential colonies
Mayfield Gardens and Greenwood City were among nine privately developed residential areas to be taken over by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram on June 15
Published on Jun 23, 2022 11:52 PM IST
Special audit of all cinema halls, multiplexes in Gurugram for fire compliance soon
During a review meeting held by the Haryana government on fire safety audit in Chandigarh on Tuesday, state chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal directed the officials concerned to conduct the “special audit” for fire safety at all cinema halls and multiplexes across the state
Published on Jun 22, 2022 11:27 PM IST
Agnipath: Border checking jams Delhi-Gurgaon e-way
Barricades put up by the police and diversion of traffic to alternative routes--part of the security measures introduced in the wake of the nationwide Bharat Bandh call given to protest against the central government’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment to the armed forces-- saw vehicles piling up on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway and commuters struggling for nearly two hours to make their way out of the heavily congested Sirhaul toll as well as Shankar Chowk on Monday morning
Published on Jun 20, 2022 11:54 PM IST
‘Bharat Bandh’ causes massive traffic jam on Delhi-Gurugram expressway
Both Gurugram and Delhi traffic police cautioned commuters on Sunday about the congestion and traffic diversion on NH 48 due to the ‘Bharat Bandh’ protests
Published on Jun 20, 2022 11:33 AM IST
Changes at MDI junction will be made permanent
Stating that the ongoing traffic trial at MDI Chowk has been a success, officials of the district administration said on Friday that changes introduced at the junction as part of the traffic trial will be made permanent next week
Published on Jun 18, 2022 12:20 AM IST
MCG starts work on Gurugram’s first model road
The 1.2-kilometre stretch starts near Genpact Chowk on GCR and ends at Dhani Chowk. As part of this model road project, MCG will build roads in line with Indian Road Congress (IRC) standards with LED streetlights, drains, and footpaths
Published on Jun 17, 2022 12:22 AM IST
How Gurugram’s DLF Phase 1 grappled with the water crisis and came out on top
The catalyst that brought about this change, however, was not the administration but the residents’ welfare association (RWA) of the colony, which, after several failed attempts to seek help from the authorities, took matters into its own hands
Published on Jun 17, 2022 12:07 AM IST
Rainwater harvesting in Gurugram still remains on paper
Owners of private buildings as well as 39 government departments have been asked to assess the condition of their RWH structures and report to the administration on their condition by June 2
Published on Jun 16, 2022 11:29 PM IST
Abhishek Behl and Kartik Kumar
Gurugram authorities work to revive water bodies, mitigate crisis
However, the extent of loss over the last six decades is so high that experts and officials concede they will be only able to revive a fraction of the original number of water bodies
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 11:01 PM IST
Gurugram civic body to take over nine privately developed colonies today
Private agencies hired by the developers and RWAs of these nine colonies will continue to provide daily civic services for the next three to four months, but the cost will be borne by the MCG
Published on Jun 15, 2022 12:10 AM IST
Gurugram’s second sports complex on track; work to begin in August
Gurugram: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will start constructing a sports stadium at Wazirabad, and a cultural complex in Sector 53 by August this year
Updated on Jun 14, 2022 12:23 AM IST
Gurugram civic body to take over, begin work at nine privately developed colonies on Wednesday
Gurugram: Mukesh Kumar Ahuja, commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), has directed its staff to “start working on civic services at nine privately developed colonies, which were handed over by the developers to the civic body last month, from Wednesday”, according to MCG officials on Monday
Published on Jun 14, 2022 12:18 AM IST
MCG to take over nine private colonies by June 15: Officials
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will take over nine privately developed colonies — Malibu Towne, Ardee City, Rosewood City, Uppal Southend, Mayfield Garden, Vipul World, Sushant Lok 2, Sushant Lok 3, Greenwood City — latest by June 15
Published on May 31, 2022 11:53 PM IST
Gurugram: New exit opened near Iffco Chowk to ease traffic flow
Gurugram: The Gurugram traffic police on Monday evening opened a new exit on the Sector 17/18 dividing road — 800 metres ahead of Iffco Chowk in Sukhrali — on a trial basis, allowing vehicles to take a U-turn while heading towards Delhi on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway or drive back towards Mall Mile, said officials on Tuesday
Published on May 31, 2022 11:48 PM IST
Faridabad woman ranks 17th in All-India Civil Services exam
Gurugram: Mehak Jain, a 24-year-old resident of Faridabad, ranked 17 in the All-India Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Published on May 31, 2022 05:31 PM IST
MDI Chowk: ‘Traffic trial for a safer junction’
Gurugram: The Gurugram traffic police will start a three-day trial at MDI Chowk from June 10 with an aim to curb wrong-way driving and make the junction safer for pedestrians, said the officials on Sunday
Updated on May 30, 2022 05:08 PM IST
Gurugram civic body to repair shoddy community centres
MCG officials said they started surveying the community centres in January and completed the process earlier this month
Published on May 27, 2022 12:04 AM IST
Will educate locals near Panchgaon Chowk on traffic rules, say Gurugram cops
The Gurugram traffic police will hold a meeting with the people residing near Panchgaon Chowk on National Highway 48 (NH-48) — which is considered one of the most unsafe stretches in the city — next week to discuss and spread awareness on how to avoid road accidents, and also urge them to not drive on the wrong side, said the officials on Thursday
Published on May 26, 2022 11:58 PM IST
MCG renames Vatika Chowk to Shaheed Udham Singh Chowk
Gurugram: Continuing with its trend of renaming important junctions and stretches in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has now officially changed the name of Vatika Chowk on Sohna Road to Shaheed Udham Singh Chowk
Published on May 22, 2022 11:50 PM IST